SEA70D0083

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150H · Colfax, WA · September 1, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1969
Place
Colfax, WA · COLFAX, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6585SCessna 150H
Status
Completed · report May 4, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
155748

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3862   69/9/1    COLFAX,WASH         CESSNA 150H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 1435                    N6585S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITMAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPOKANE,WASH                SPOKANE,WASH                 COLFAX,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- ABORTED T/O APRX MIDWAY ON 2360FT RNWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6585S
Reported as
Cessna 150H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Whitman County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.